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Critics seek more oversight of renovations at school district headquarters
Outraged education, community and political leaders have called for increased oversight of spending in the Baltimore City school system, amid revelations that about $500,000 was spent to upgrade offices at the district headquarters while city and state...Tags: Lobbying, Andres Alonso, Teachers Unions, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Teaching and Learning
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Baltimore Teachers Union surprises special educator with extreme classroom makeover
On any given day, the activity in Ellen Vikestad's classroom would resemble a round of bumper cars.
As Vikestad and her special-needs students at Claremont High School have made their way from one end of her cramped classroom to the other for lessons,...Tags: Students, Parent Organizations, Teachers, Teachers Unions, Teaching and Learning
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New York releases, publishes teacher evaluations
And Baltimore city educators thought the sky fell when The Sun published salary information... In case you hadn't heard what is sure to be one of the most explosive education stories of the year, New York City has released the value-added evaluation...Tags: New York City, Concerts, Music, Los Angeles Times, Teachers Unions
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City school system to reimburse teachers for visa fees
Baltimore school officials say the district will reimburse international teachers who paid out-of-pocket fees to obtain work visas, a practice that led the U.S. Department of Labor to order Prince George's County schools to pay nearly $6 million in...Tags: Chicago Jobs, Employers, Employment Opportunities, Teaching and Learning, Employment
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Thousands of state workers forced to pay union fees
Maryland's largest state employee union is set to begin collecting fees from nonmembers this month — a move that sets up the Maryland chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees for what could be a $4.7 million gain...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Michael White, Labor Legislation, Civil and Public Service, Employees
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No school can be made 100% safe
Sun reporterSince the killings at Columbine High School seven years ago, schools have locked their doors, posted adults at entryways and drilled students in emergency procedures. The result, say experts, has been an increase in safety, but there remains little...Tags: Anne Arundel County, George Bush, Adults, Baltimore County, Murder
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Ad attempts to show differences in education stances
Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend began airing the first television advertisement yesterday in which she mentions her opponent, Republican Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. The ad -- the third major one in her campaign -- contrasts the candidates on education and...Tags: Republican Party, Local Elections, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Education
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Teachers want cash problems addressed
Sun StaffBaltimore teachers risked everything Friday - their jobs and their students' education - when they voted to reject a pay cut and furloughs, but some say they did it to heighten the sense of emergency and to force elected and school leaders to confront...Tags: Regional Authority, Layoffs and Downsizing, Health and Safety at School, Teachers Unions, Activism
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Mayor seeks alternatives to school cuts
Sun StaffMayor Martin O'Malley said yesterday that he will meet with schools chief Bonnie S. Copeland today to devise a counterproposal to Baltimore teachers who rejected pay cuts and furloughs Friday that would have helped the school system erase part of its...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Layoffs and Downsizing, Academic Progress, Local Elections
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Teacher union seeks retirement incentives
Sun StaffAs the city school system grapples with an unprecedented financial crisis, the Baltimore Teachers Union says it wants more money for its members and is recommending that city school officials shrink the system's staff - without more layoffs - by...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Finance, Employers, Retirement, Financial Markets
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House Democratic "Super PAC" raised $1 million since March
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Majority PAC, a "Super PAC" aimed at helping elect Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives, raised $1.1 million in the past six weeks, according to disclosure documents released on Thursday. The "super" political...Tags: Republican Party, Bain Capital, LLC, Advertising, John Barrow, George Bush
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Thousands of teachers rally in Chicago
Tribune reportersMayor Rahm Emanuel bore the brunt of criticism from angry teachers who filled the Auditorium Theatre on Wednesday to make clear their unhappiness with the administration's efforts to overhaul public education in Chicago. The crowd of nearly 4,000...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Teachers Unions, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel
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